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A year after Myanmar coup, growing surveillance threatens lives

A group of young men were recently stopped at a security checkpoint in Yangon and asked to hand over their mobile phones. After being questioned about social media apps on their phones, one was fined for using a virtual private network (VPN).

Bangkok Post

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to go on trial for election fraud Feb. 14 -source

A court in army-ruled Myanmar will start an election fraud trial of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 14, a source familiar with the proceedings said on Monday, after she was accused of influencing the 2020 vote to win a second term in office.

Reuters

Myanmar soldiers collecting bills at gunpoint

The schoolteacher had just got out of bed when four Myanmar army soldiers pounded on her door. Her electricity payment was overdue, they said, and ordered her to pay it immediately at the government power company office.

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Myanmar’s military turns to Buddhism in bid for legitimacy

Generals court country’s monks to try and win support in an environment where ‘almost everybody hates them’.

Al Jazeera

A year on from Myanmar’s ‘annus horribilis’

The road ahead looks dark and New Delhi’s outreach needs to be guided by realism and pragmatism

The Hindu

Australia’s Future Fund has invested over $90m in weapons manufacturer Raytheon

FoI requests reveal sovereign wealth fund also has investments in arms companies linked to Myanmar military

The Guardian - AU

Death, danger, despair: A year in Myanmar under the military

Since Myanmar's military dismissed the results of democratic elections and seized power on Feb. 1, 2021, peaceful nationwide protests and violent crackdowns by security forces have spiraled into a nationwide humanitarian crisis

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Myanmar’s military took control of the country one year ago, but it never expected resistance like this

In the year since Myanmar's generals arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and staged a coup, they have been violently cracking down on dissent. But activists say there was one important thing the ruling military junta underestimated: the will of the people.

ABC News

Myanmar’s junta torching ‘village after village’ in bid to quell opposition

After a year in power, evidence is growing of regime scorched-earth tactics to terrorise the civilian population

The Guardian - UK

Cambodia may host Asean foreign ministers meeting mid-Feb

Cambodia is considering rescheduling the annual Asean foreign ministers' meeting for Feb 16-17 following its postponement earlier this month, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

Bangkok Post

800,000 speed pills and ketamine seized in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI: More than 800,000 speed pills and 5 kilogrammes of ketamine were found hidden in a border area in Mae Ai district on Saturday, while 40 illegal migrants from Myanmar were caught in Fang district in a separate operation.

Bangkok Post

Laos makes big meth bust as UN warns of security breakdown

Police in the Southeast Asian nation of Laos have made their second huge seizure in three months of methamphetamine

The Independent UK

Cambodia to host summit of ASEAN foreign ministers from Feb 16

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet next month to discuss humanitarian aid for Myanmar, the current chair of the grouping, Cambodia, said on Saturday.

Reuters

Lao police seize 36m speed pills

Police in Laos have made their second-biggest single seizure of illegal drugs, totalling 36 million methamphetamine pills, a United Nations official said on Saturday.

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No peace in Myanmar 1 year after military takeover

The army takeover in Myanmar a year ago that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi unexpectedly aborted the ongoing restoration of representative democracy in the Southeast Asian country after decades of military rule

Reuters

Factbox-Most prominent people being held by Myanmar junta

Myanmar's military seized power last year in a Feb. 1 coup that abruptly ended a decade of tentative steps towards democracy.

Reuters

A year after Myanmar's coup, families of detainees search for answers

Nearly a year after his son was last seen being hauled away by Myanmar junta troops, 66-year-old Win Hlaing says he just wants to know whether he is alive.

Bangkok Post

After Myanmar coup, detainees' families search for answers

Nearly a year after his son was last seen being hauled away by Myanmar junta troops, 66-year-old Win Hlaing says he just wants to know whether he is alive.

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UN rights chief says response to Myanmar crisis ‘ineffectual’

Michelle Bachelet demands quick restoration of civilian rule in the country almost a year after the military takeover.

Bangkok Post

More illegal job seekers caught in Kanchanaburi

KANCHANABURI: Another 73 job seekers from Myanmar and a guide were caught for illegal entry in three different districts of Kanchanaburi on Friday.

The Independent UK

UN labor group says 1.6M jobs lost in Myanmar in 2021

The International Labor Organization says about 1.6 million jobs were lost in Myanmar in 2021, with women suffering the biggest setbacks as work in factories, tourism and construction dwindled amid the pandemic and a military takeover

Al Jazeera

Myanmar lost 1.6 million jobs in 2021 amid COVID, coup: ILO

International Labour Organization says Southeast Asian country’s labour market remains fragile after tumultuous year.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar’s ghostly monkey among new species found in Mekong region

Popa langur found living in an extinct volcano in Myanmar among 224 new species listed by the World Wildlife Fund.

Bangkok Post

A post-coup 'minefield' for journalists

Instead of looking for news, some journalists in post-coup Myanmar are looking after the cosmetics and clothes that they now sell for a living. Those who have stuck to news scrape by with slashed salaries if they are lucky enough, while some even work without being paid. Others have fled…

The Guardian - AU

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